The European giants lined up for Orkun Kökçü! Arsenal is in…

Arsenal move to sign Feyenoord midfielder Orkun Kökçü to replace Granit Xhaka.

Mikel Arteta’s team had a great season in the Premier League but lost the title to Manchester City after losing points in recent weeks and ended up in second place. Many of the impressive performances were delivered by the duo of Granit Xhaka and Thomas Partey in midfield.

He reinforced his bench with the signing of Jorginho from Chelsea in January. Now, however, Arsenal, who are preparing to add new names to their squad during the summer transfer window, are preparing to part ways with Xhaka, who has played in more than 200 games in a seven-year period.

The 30-year-old Swiss captain enters the final year of his contract at the Emirates Stadium. And the rumors about his transfer to the German team Bayer Leverkusen have increased. Aware of the possible departure of Xhaka, Arsenal began looking for new names to replace him.

Orkun Kökçü, who had a happy ending with Feyenoord in the Eredivisie, won the first league title of his career. Photo: DepoPhotos.

AFTER BENFICA, ARSENAL FOLLOWS ORKUN

According to the Record report, the 22-year-old national footballer Orkun Kökçü, who was the captain of Feyenoord, entered the transfer list of the north London team.

Portuguese giants Benfica is one of the clubs that has long admired Orkun, who has contributed 12 goals and 5 assists in 45 games this season. However, the Portuguese club has obstacles to carry out this transfer. Especially the transfer fee of 34 million pounds.

Orkun Kökçü wore the National Soccer Team jersey 20 times and scored 2 goals. Photo: DepoPhotos.

LIVERPOOL AND SEVILLE ARE NEXT

And Benfica is also worried about the competition after offers from other clubs. Orkun Kökçü, who helped Feyenoord win the Eredivisie title this season, also follows clubs like Liverpool and Sevilla.